The partner of Lianne Smith, the mum accused of killing her two children in Spain, appeared in court on child sex charges yesterday.

Former TV psychic Martin Smith, 45, was extradited to Britain to face 13 counts, including three of rape, after two years on the run.

The Carlisle Crown Court hearing was adjourned until July 27 when Smith, who was remanded in custody, will enter a plea.

A provisional trial date was set for November 1. Stitches in his left ear were visible from a pool cue attack by another Durham Jail inmate last week.

Smith, from North Shields, lived with his partner in Barcelona until his arrest on May 8 and was one of Britain's "most wanted" men. Lianne Smith, 43, is in custody in Spain charged with suffocating the couple's children Rebecca, five, and 11-month-old Daniel. They were found dead on May 18 at a hotel in Lloret de Mar.